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| | Pairing Wine and
Food
Certain wines have an affinity for certain foods, however, there is no rule that says you must serve a particular wine with a particular food. Everyone tastes differently and serve which ever wine is tasteful to
you. Traditional guidelines suggest you might try these wines with these foods:
| Wine |
Cheese |
Bread |
Other |
| Chardonnay |
Gruyere |
rye bread |
aperitif; fish and poultry dishes; fish or veal |
| Merlot |
Blue cheese; Gorgonzola |
wheat bread, crusty breads |
apples, pears; red meats, duck, spaghetti |
| Ruby Red |
Blue cheese, Provolone, Emmental, Gruyere, Raclette, Parmesan |
crusty breads |
apples, pears; hearty casseroles, fondues, raclettes |
| Cameo Rose |
Ricotta, Cheddar (mild), Colby |
whole grain breads, water crackers, melba toast |
pears, figs, apples, grapes, melons, berries; quiches |
| Apple Blossom |
Havarti, Monterey Jack |
rye bread, sourdough bread |
apples, grapes, citrus, kiwi fruit |
| Golden Pear |
Brie |
crackers, melba toasts |
grapes |
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